Package.



PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

J. HERR.

PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I1. 1904.

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/NVE/v-ole JOHN HEB/e- UITED STATES PATENT FFIOE.

PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application iled July 1l, 1904. Serial No. 216.153, LModel.)

I0 rf/ZZ whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN HERR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to packages, and more particularly to that class comprisinga cylindrical body and heads secured at the opposite ends thereof. Heretofore packages of this character have been formed from veneer, wound upon a suitable mandrel or drum to form the body of the package, the heads being secured in position by insidehoops. lVith such constructions where the veneer is of ap preciable thickness the package is not in the form of a true cylinder, for the reason that the veneer necessarily assumes a spiral form. As a consequence a circular head placed within the end of the body will not fit closely, but will leave the space adjacent to the edge of the inner ply. Furthermore, the outer surface of the package is not a true cylinder, so that the hoops will not iit snugly against the same.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to obtain a construction in which the body of the package is in the form of a true cylinder adapted to closely fit circular heads and the surrounding hoops.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of the body of the package; further, in the 'manner of securing the heads therein, and, further, in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the barrel. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion thereof, illustrating the manner of securing the heads. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section through a portion of the barrel, illustrating the joint between the plies. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the construction shown in Fig. 2. j

The material from which the body of the package is forined is of a sufficiently rigid character to impart the necessary strength and stability to the package, and at the same time it is sufficiently flexible to permit of winding or bending, as hereinafter described. l preferably employ for this purpose a web of paper or paper-board of su'flicient thickness, so that a comparatively few plies will give the requisite thickness and strength to the package. As illustrated in the drawings, Vthe body ofthe package is formed of two plies of paper A and B, preferably formed by being wound upon a cylindrical drum or mandrel.

The length of the paper is such that the end of the inner ply a terminates slightly out of line with the end I) of the outer ply B, so as to leave a space between said ends equal to or slightly in excess of the thickness of the material. This space permits the portion c of the web which bridges between the ends a and to be bent, as shown in Fig. 3, so that one end of said bent portion is in the circle of the other ply and the other end is in the circle of the inner ply. The result is the formation of a true cylinder. The two plies are held together by suitable fastening devices, and for this purpose I preferablyemploy the same nails oi staples as are used for securing the hoops. Surrounding the cylindrical body are hoops O, arranged at opposite ends thereof and preferably, also, a plurality of intermediate hoops C, the drawings illustrating three of the latter. ln addition to the outer hoops O C pairs of inner hoops D D are arranged within the body and are employed for securing in the heads E. These heads may be formed of wood, veneer, or of any other suitable sufficiently rigid material. The hoops D D are preferably arranged in such relation to the surrounding end hoops C that the securing devices for the former may be driven into the latter'. Thus the hoop O forms a tie in addition to that formed by the paper web between the hoops D D. For further securing the hoops D D in relation to each other and for relieving the stress upon the nails or staples I preferably provide ties which directly connect said hoops with each other. As shown in Fig. 2, these ties are formed of strips of sheet metal F, which pass between the hoops D D and the paper web. The inner ends d of these strips are bent around the hoop D and are secured thereto by a nail or staple passing through the parallel portions of said strip and the hoop. The outer end e of the strip F prior to the placing in position of the heads E projects outward, as illustrated in full lilies in F ig. 2. A fter the head E and hoop D are placed in position the projecting end of the strip F is bent around, as indicated in dotted lines, and is secured in a similar manner to the inner end. The result is that the strips F form rigid ties between the hoops D D', which firmly hold. the heads E from displacement.

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` sufficient tension on the outer ply to hold it from displacement, thereby preventing danger of the catching and tearing of the paper.

A package formed as above described will be light and strong, and by reason of the true cylindrical form of the body fitting the circular heads a tight package is produced.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention is-l 1. In a package, a cylindrical body formed of a continuous web, wound into a plurality of plies, the outer and inner plies terminating adjacent to but slightly spaced yfrom each other and the connecting portion of the web being bent therebetween in places.

2. In a package, a cylindrical body formed of a continuous web, wound into a plurality of plies, the outer and inner plies terminating adjacent to, but slightly spaced from, each other and the connecting portion of the web being bent therebetween in places to produce a substantially cylindrical form.

3. In a package, a cylindrical body formed of a continuous web, wound into a plurality of plies, the edges of the outer and inner ply terminating adjacent to each other with a space between equal to the thickness of the intervening ply or plies and portion of the latter being bent between said edges to maintain the true cylindrical form.

4. A packa e, comprising a cylindrical body, formed from a continuous web of appreoiable thickness, wound into a plurality of plies, the outer andinner ply terminating adjacent to, but slightly spaced from, each other the connecting portion of said web being bent in places, a circular head snugly fitting within said body and a surrounding hoop closely fitting the outer surface of said body.

5. A package, comprising a cylindrical body formed from a continuous web wound into a plurality of plies, the ends of the web terminating adjacent to but slightly short of each other on opposite faces of an intermediate ply, a plurality of hoops surrounding said body and closely fitting the same, whereby that portion of the body in contact with the hoops is forced and held in substantially cylindrical form and the yedge of the outer ply is consequently placed under tension, for the purpose described.

6. A package, comprising a cylindrical body formed from a continuous web wound into a plurality of plies, the inner and outer ply terminating adjacent to but slightly short of each other on opposite faces of an intermediate ply, inner and outer hoops attached to said body and closely fitting the same, whereby that portion of the body in contact with the hoops is forced and held substantially cylindrical, thus causing a bending of the material between the adjacent ends of the web, whereby the resiliency of the material will place the outer end of the web under tension.

7. In a package, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a pair of chime-hoops secured within said body and arrangedk on opposite sides of the head and a tie within said body directly connecting said hoops.

8. In a package, the combination'with a cylindrical body, of a pair of chime-hoops secured within said body on opposite sides of the head and a tie connecting said hoops, passing between the same and the head and said body.

9. In a package, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a pair of chime-hoops secured within said body upon opposite sides of the head and a tie connecting said hoops, comprising a strip of sheet metal passing be tween said hoops and edges of the head and the body.

l0. In a package, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a pair of chime-hoops secured therein on opposite sides of the head and a tie between said hoops comprising a' metal passing between said hoops and the` IOO edges of the head and the body and bent at opposite ends to form hooks, embracing said hoops, and securing-nails passing through said bent ends, the hoop, the strip between the hoop and the cylinder, and into the cylinder.

12. In a package of the class described, the

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combination of two head-supporting hoops,

a head interposed between said hoops, a flat metal strip placed between said hoops, head and the shell of said package, the ends of said strip being folded around said hoops and secured thereto and to said shell, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HERR.

Witnesses z EDWARD W. HARRIs, HENRY C. HERR. 

